Imbolo Mbue burst into the limelight late last year after signing a million dollar deal with Random House for her debut manuscript. The novel titled Behold the Dreamers follows the travails of a Cameroonian immigrant and a Lehman Brothers executive during the 2008 financial crisis. One million dollar advance? It’s a first for an African […]
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Major African Literary News! | The Most Expensive African Fiction Manuscript Gets a Publication Date
The official synopsis for Mbolo Mbue’s novel is finally out. How exciting! And the date we’ve all been waiting for is set. On March 15, 2016, Africa’s most anticipated novel hits the stands. Mbolo Mbue caused quite a splash in the African literary community when she signed a million-dollar publishing deal with Random House. [Click […]
My African Book Diary | African Food Porn for the Hungry and the Lustful
Now, this is one sexy African novel. How to Cook Your Husband the African Way, written by Cameroonian author, Calixthe Beyala, follows the intrigues in the life of a young Cameroonian woman living and searching for a husband in Paris. She has her eyes fixed on Mr. Bolobolo, an African man in her apartment complex. […]
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